Hong Kong Regulations

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY BY-LAWS - BYLAW 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 30/06/2000).

In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires-

"concessionary ticket" (特惠車票) means a ticket issued at a special fare
or subject to special conditions, privileges or restrictions in the
conditions of issue; (L.N. 201 of 1994)

"conditions of issue" (車票發出條件) means the conditions of issue of
tickets for travel upon the railway published from time to time by or on
behalf of the Corporation and posted at its stations; (L.N. 201 of 1994; L.N.
8 of 1998)

"fare" (車費) means the fare payable by any passenger to whom or on whose
behalf a ticket is issued by or on behalf of the Corporation for use on the
railway;

"first class ticket" (頭等車票) means a ticket bearing on it the number
"1" and issued at the prevailing first class full single or return fare for
the journey being made or to be made or a smart card which has had the
authorization code for first class travel recorded on it by an automatic
processing device immediately prior to the ticket holder entering the first
class compartment; (L.N. 156 of 2007)

"goods" (貨物) includes livestock and any other animal; (L.N. 156 of 2007)

"official" (人員) means any person duly authorized to act on behalf of the
Corporation;

"paid area" (已付車費區域) means that part of the railway premises-

   (a)  set aside for the use of fare-paying passengers; and

   (b)  provided with ticket gates, barriers or turnstiles for the purposes of
        entry or exit, and includes the trains when in service; (L.N. 201 of
        1994)

"passenger" (乘客) means a person to whom or on whose behalf a ticket is
issued and who is lawfully within the paid area; (L.N. 201 of 1994)

"railway" (鐵路) means the railway as defined in the Ordinance excluding the
North-west Railway as defined in the Ordinance; (13 of 2000 s. 64; L.N. 156 of
2007)

"railway premises" (鐵路處所) means the railway premises other than
railway  premises of the North-west Railway; (L.N. 156 of 2007)

"railway premises of the North-west Railway" (西北鐵路處所) means that
part of the railway premises as defined in the Ordinance belonging to or
appertaining to the North-west Railway but excludes any carriageway of the
North-west Railway not designated by the Commissioner for the purpose of
the definition of "road" under section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (
Cap 374); (L.N. 156 of 2007)

"surcharge" (附加費) means such amount, not exceeding an amount equal to
fifty times the maximum adult single fare at the time the surcharge is to be
paid, as may be specified in the conditions of issue; (L.N. 201 of 1994)

"ticket" (車票) means any form of ticket, card, pass or permit from time to
time issued by the Corporation, or by persons duly authorized by the
Corporation, for travel on the railway, or regarded under by-law 10(1A) as a
ticket issued by or on behalf of the Corporation; (L.N. 201 of 1994; L.N. 156
of 2007)

"ticket office" (票務處) means an office operated by or on behalf of the
Corporation which is duly authorized to issue a ticket;

"train" (列車) means any train (or carriage or compartment thereof) owned by
or in the possession of the Corporation. (Enacted 1986. L.N. 156 of 2007)

"concessionary ticket" (特惠車票)

"conditions of issue" (車票發出條件)

"fare" (車費)

"first class ticket" (頭等車票)

"goods" (貨物)

"official" (人員)

"paid area" (已付車費區域)

"passenger" (乘客)

"railway" (鐵路)

"railway premises" (鐵路處所)

"railway premises of the North-west Railway" (西北鐵路處所)

"surcharge" (附加費)

"ticket" (車票)

"ticket office" (票務處)

"train" (列車)